Jacques Goimard
Writing
Biography
Jacques Goimard (May 31, 1934 – October 25, 2012) was a French writer of science fiction and fantasy anthologies. He is also an essayist. He was born in 1934 in La Couronne, France. He taught at Henri-IV, a secondary school, before teaching history and cinema as well as running a literary seminar at the University of Paris I and the University of Paris VII. He has written several anthologies, essays, and novels. He has also written several movie reviews, and has written in the magazines Fiction and Métal Hurlant and in the newspaper Le Monde. Source: Article "Jacques Goimard" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Apostrophes
Two roommates discover an extra personal space that they have never known. Things become complicated when they allow two other close friends to share the space, and the ensuing snowball effect of their invitees bringing family to live in the room.